Watch: ‘Clutch’ Tyrese Maxey makes an outrageous shot from logo to send the Knicks-76ers Game 5 to OT

With their 1st round playoff series headed back to New York, the Philadelphia 76ers had to take control of the series before it went into a tiring Game 5 situation. While trying to do that, superstar Joel Embiid was struggling with his shot all night. Therefore, it fell on his teammate Tyrese Maxey to drag them through. With 8 seconds left in regulation, he did just that, scoring an outrageous shot to tie the game.

In a back-and-forth game, the 4th quarter brought some semblance of an equal fight. However, the Philadelphia 76ers were down 3 with 15 seconds to go when they inbounded the ball. Joel Embiid passed the ball to Tyrese Maxey before the half-court and moved up to set a screen.

Maxey moved around the screen to create some space and saw that only 9 seconds remained. Knowing the situation, he launched for a 3 from the logo to tie the game at 97, forcing it to go to OT.

One would wonder why he took the shot with 9 seconds to go, only to crucial minutes back to the New York Knicks. Well, had his shot not gone, they could have tried it for a second time. Moreover, they had confidence in their defense to deny the Knicks from scoring again.